Daegu Shooting Range

Daegu Shooting Range
(대구 사격장)
Chilgok, Daegu
"One morning I shot a clay pigeon in my pajamas.   How it got into my pajamas I don't know."
Overview
The Good+ Guns galore!
+ Challenge your friends' marksmanship
+ Fast and cheap food
The Bad  - Pricey bullets
- Far away
Best for: Busting caps, fun weekend excursion, groups




Food
  Clearly our main objective at the Daegu Shooting Range was to test the weaponry (see below).  But staying true to the Rockin' Daegu Restaurants format, we also stopped by their on-sight cafeteria.  On the lower-level complex about midway along the courtyard is the 식당.  It can be a cheap, quick location for a temporary ceasefire, or to accept the conditions of your surrender.  Just pay the nice lady at the counter \6,000 and approach the firing....err I mean buffet line.  



 They offer a single meal, which changes daily.  This day (Sunday, April 21st) they were serving 돈까스 (donkkas), or pork cutlets.  Just arm yourself with a plate and load up some rice, cutlets, sauce and veggies.  The grub was affordable and mass-produced, yet effective and simple, like an AK-47.  Their decent 돈까스 were, in my opinion, higher quality than the often soggy and nasty ones at Orange Kimbap places.  The cream soup was also a refreshing side.

The nice lady let me double up.  Sorry folks, only me
she said.

Atmosphere

For those of you that have penetrated the outlying mountains of Chilgok, and have entered this massive complex that sprawls across a valley, and have heard the distant booms, bangs and screams; for those of you that have already experienced the carnage of the Daegu Shooting Range, go read something else.  For those that haven't, prepare yourselves.  

I'd hate to face off with these fella's at high noon,
even in smaller numbers.

Upon arrival, navigate yourself through the compound to the building on the furthest hill.  (It's also the farthest hill, just so my fellow North Americans don't get confused and lost).  Inside, grab a seat, a sheet and a pen.  Identify your body, and then check off your weapons of choice.  You can also give your squad a call-name, such as "The Apprentice Assassins" or "Killing Spree,"  though it's not required.


For the real boomsticks, try the shotgun 'clay pigeon shooting' at \10,000 for 10 rounds or \22,000 for 25 rounds.  Or if you'd feel guilty gunning down retreating pigeons, choose from an arsenal of pistols.  They are always priced for 10 shots against a stalwart paper target.  They range from \12,000 to \16,000 depending on the models, which include Smith and Wesson revolvers of varying calibers and both Glock and Berreta 9mm's.  Just equip some body armor and headgear and advance into the indoor ranges in the sign-in building.  You can add up your 10 shots to a score out of 100, and take home the target for evidence. 

When ready to massacre some pigeons, head up
behind the sign-up building, up the stairs.  Pass
all those professional multi-target-angle ranges
that you aren't good enough for (yet), and enter
the white "Tourism Shooting" building
 at the very end.


















If the smell of gunpowder makes you nauseous, there are a few girlier options.  They are also far cheaper, so they're worth the shot.  In the building closest to the entrance is the 스크린 사격 ("screen shooting") game, for \1,500 per person.  Also in the sign-up/pistol building is an air rifle range.  For \3,000 you can shoot 20 pellets at two small paper targets (10 pellets each).  Just clip one to the pulley and send it to the distance of your choice by pressing either the 5m, 10m, 15m or "max" buttons.  Feel free to recall it for a strategy readjustment.

A bit more stable and responsive program than
your usual arcade shooter, this competitive
showdown gives a decent bang for your buck.
I could totally take out a few stationary
eyeballs at 15 meters.



















Location
Far far away, about 3km southwest of Chilgok's center.  And for those who don't know, Chilgok is about 1,000km north of Daegu's center.

Tell a cab driver 대구 사격장 (Daegu sah-gyuhk-jang) while extending your thumb and index finger in a "bang bang" gesture (not directly at him).  Then sit back and enjoy the long ride, maybe \17,000 and 25 minutes from Downtown.

But your best bet is to find a friend with a car.  With a GPS just enter the address: 대구광역시 북구 금호동 40

See map 

The aftermath of notable gun-toters.
I feel safer knowing our mayor
(top left) can slay some cats.

.....Emphasis on "slay."

A "battle simulator" course.  We'll definitely have to
revisit when this place is operational, and give an update.

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